Coffee Bean Freshness Identification and Preservation Methods

Smell: fresh coffee beans smell strong fragrance, otherwise tasteless or bad smell.

Look: good coffee beans are complete in shape and full in size. On the contrary, the shape is incomplete.

Pressure: fresh coffee beans are pressed fresh and crisp, and the fragrance wafts out when they crack.

Color: dark black coffee beans, brewed coffee has a bitter taste. The coffee beans with yellow color make the coffee sour.

Good coffee beans: neat shape and bright color.

Bad coffee beans: different shapes and incomplete individuals. After cooking, it is light and fragrant, not sweet enough.

[preservation method of coffee beans]

The preservation of coffee is very important. No matter how expensive the coffee is, if it is not preserved properly, it will lose its flavor.

Although the storage period of coffee beans in vacuum packaging is about 24-28 months, and the vacuum packaging of flexible film is 12 months, it is wise to buy the right amount and finish cooking within the effective period in order to achieve better quality and aroma.

However, if the coffee beans bought can not be consumed in a short period of time, in order not to lose their freshness, they must be packed in sealed cans and then put into the refrigerator, so the effect is better.

Finally, coffee beans had better not be ground until they are in use. Do not grind too much at one time, because the powdered coffee powder has an increased area in contact with air and is more likely to oxidize or deteriorate.